After all of Happy's posts about how fat smokers don't deserve to share the planet with runners like him, I would think Happy would be dancing in the streets if a non-productive junky removed himself from the FREE=MORE gravy train.

You did what you could. A bad man dies and you pronounce him. You smile at the irony. Isn't like you killed the dude.

It isn't a big deal Doc Happy! Geeze. Dr. Grumpy didn't mistreat the guy- Dr. Grumpy just declared what he had always known- the DUDE WAS BRAIN DEAD! Dr. Grumpy- as an RN, I've got your back. Happy hospitalist is just jealous you make more money than him. ;o)

I was at my old job for 16 years. One of the owners did not particularly like me though the other three did. My immediate boss had a lot of clout, so my job was safe.

In 2005, my company was sold. My immediate boss lost his clout and I was out the door within minnutes. No severance, no thank you very much. Nothing.

Fast forward a couple of years.

I heard through the grapevine that the very same owner who had been gunning for me had been let go by the company who had bought us out.

I wish no ill on the old owner and I sympathized with him being suddenly out of work, but I can tell you, I smiled for at least half an hour at that turn of events. I'm smiling now.

Of course, the laws of Karma are strict and I am being punished for 'wrong thinking.' Old owner now has me on his mailing list: I hear from him offering assistance with a specific service every month or two...

I was going to leave a comment over there, and then decided it was just time for me to go.

It isn't like you "let" the man die for crying out loud. You were just being human in noticing the irony of it all. If you could have, and it was within your power to do so, you would have worked to save his life.

I wasn't bullied in school much at all, but I can certainly understand what it is to be hurt by someone, and then learn something has come around for them. Most of us understood what you meant when you wrote that post.

It's awfully hard when there has been any past abusive situation, not to revert back to about that age, in that moment, and not feel like that kid looking out at things. We understood.

If you were doing a touchdown dance and screaming "hell yeah!" after this person died, I might think that's offensive...but honestly. Is Happy fooling the world by claiming he never had an enemy in school? Give me a break.

I wouldn't take his post seriously...especially since you have to wade through a stupefying amount of ads to read his "posts."

Happy is athletic - Chances are he WAS the bully in school, as opposed to the bullied, so in this instance he is hit somewhat personally by the realization that someone might indeed smile were he to meet an untimely demise.

Your post had a disclaimer. He shouldve put his blinders on and skipped it.

All physicians are stuck ocassionally taking care of patients they don't personally like. As a jewish doctor, I've treated a luftwaffe veteran (he was proud of his service to his country), and a more than a few neo-nazi skinheads. Despicable people each and every one; but I took care of them professionally and my personal thoughts remained personal.

As an Doctor D said above, Happy also has patients he doesn't like. We're human.

Went over to Happy's place. They were all telling him to step back. No one saw anything wrong with your post, but that as long as you were professional, your human reaction is entirely understandable. I come to Dr. Grumpy for the snark. Don't think I'm going back to Happy's blog.

Don't even worry about Happy. He knows he'd feel the same way if he were in that situation. Sometimes, it just feels good to see someone get what they deserve. That's only human, and there's no way Happy could deny that.

I bet it would totally cream Happy's twinkie to be able to pronounce one of his enemies dead. He just won't admit it.

I know I'd certainly take pleasure in watching one of my enemies squirm if they ended up being treated by me when I finish nursing school. Of course, I would never do, or threaten to do, anything to harm them, but the "Oh, s**t!" look on their face when I walk in would be funny. And I have to admit that there are some people who I dislike so much that I wouldn't mind watching a doctor pronounce them dead.

Maybe Happy would have done more to try to "save" him....When I was a resident, we got a patient from Podunk General via Careflight, only to find that he was BRAINDEAD on arrival (and most likely for a while prior to arrival). So we had to break the news to the unexpecting family....At least he got a helicoptor ride! I think it gives everyone closure in a strange way....

I learned quite awhile ago that Happy is an ass. I took him off my bookmarks and never check him out anymore. Whatever he posts is designed to increase the traffic to his blog and increase his $$$. He does take great dog photos, though.

But your blog I check morning and night! I love your attitude. I agree, it isn't like you wanted him dead...you were just able to appreciate the irony. As would I in your shoes.

I'm sure I'll get piled on for saying this: it did not seem to me like Happy was offended at all. He just didn't relate to the emotions of the post.

I thought your post was funny, Dr. Grumpy. Although I wouldn't gloat over the death of someone like this (and you weren't really gloating, either), I wouldn't be able to help but see the irony of the moment. It was definitely a mastercard moment!

I rather like knowing that there is a doctor out there that's got a human feeling or two in his heart.

I've been up close and personal with more than one doc that had the personality of a doorknob on top of thinking that their shit didn't stink.

I like to imagine that you're really a great sympathetic, caring guy who does all he can for his patients who aren't "freaking whackjobs". And even then, you do all you can for them stopping at the point of actually supporting the whackyness.

So... SUCK IT HAPPY! If you live through being bullied, and don't feel that what happened to Ibee isn't a priceless moment than you have completely lost touch with any shred of humanity you ever had.

My life has improved immeasurably since I stopped reading Happy's blog and started reading yours.

You're real. You have sympathy for people, and empathy even when you don't necessarily agree with a person's choices. Happy just wants fatties and smokers to die while he stands around "directing" the code and earning another "World's #1 Doctor" medal.

Happy Hospitalist is a prick. I hope he keeps going back to read these comments out of arrogance just to find even more people calling him an asshole. Now, do I sign in with my name so he can find my own blog and give me shit about it? (even though I haven't posted in ages). Nah. Fuck you, Happy. Get a life. And leave Dr. Grumpy alone. We like him.

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